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Relief Society Lesson #7: The Immortality of the Soul
Talking about immortality and eternal life necessarily requires discussion of mortality and death, which can be hard to talk about, especially in front of a large audience. I think it would be easier for the women of my large Relief … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, death, Doubt, faith, Relief Society Lessons
Tagged death, eternal life, immortality
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Mormons and Death Guest Post: The Loss is Real, Even for Mormons
by Bethany (Bethany and her husband live in Arizona. They have 4 children, 3 on Earth and 1 in heaven.”) One of the most comforting ideas in the Mormon church is the one of life after death and eternal families. … Continue reading
Mormons and Death: Childhood Pets
My sister and her family recently moved across the country, just a few days after their pet cat gave birth to four kittens. When my sister’s family arrived in their new state of residence, they stayed with a friend of … Continue reading
Posted in death, grief, parenting
Tagged animals, children, death, Mormons and Death, motherhood, pets
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Mormons & Death: The After-Life (In This Life)
I started writing my grandfather letters the year after he died. I was nine. Soon these yearly letters, composed in our expansive garden that he had so lovingly and obsessively cultivated, migrated from paper to prayer. I was, and remain, … Continue reading
Posted in death, Family, fatherhood, grief, hope, suffering
Tagged death, Family, fatherhood, grief, Mormons and Death
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The Trimurti: A Birthing Poem
My new little one. by Alisa Twelve days ago, I gave birth to my first baby. As I labored in the hospital, I was aware that I would be missing my dear oldest friend’s great big birthday bash that night. … Continue reading
Posted in Changes, death, Friendship, Mormon Life, Mormon women, motherhood, Poetry
Tagged children, death, Mormon women, motherhood, poem, Poetry
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Remembering our Loved Ones: What would you ask?
by Alisa Most of us have had someone close to us pass away. Occasionally there’s something sensory or tangible we have to remember them by, other times we have only our memories. My grandpa passed away when I was nine, but … Continue reading
Answers to Prayer, Sometimes
by Jessawhy Often, I want to write about my latest doctrinal question, or the most disturbing affront to feminism I witnessed in my ward last week. But today I want to talk about occasional answers to prayers. I don’t pray … Continue reading
Relief Society Lesson 14: Words of Hope and Consolation at the Time of Death
Death of the Virgin by Fra Angelico, 1433-34 This lesson kind of bugs me. Ok, it bugs the crap out of me; there’s not a lot of practical advice on how to be helpful or speak to someone who is grieving. … Continue reading
